13

14

12.2

13.0

12.6

.508

.528

28.2%

19.2%

47.5%

2.9%

9.5%

15

11

11.8

12.1

11.5

.507

.527

35.6%

20.3%

55.8%

-3.3%

6.6%

Robinson Cano returned to New York and fans chanted "Sellout" at him which is weird because only 37,484 people were there.

11

16

11

15.4

13.7

13.3

.542

.522

29.5%

35.3%

64.8%

5.4%

9.7%

In a transparent attempt at baseball immortality, Matt Cain missed last night’s start after cutting his finger while preparing a pre-game sandwich. Cain is day-to-day. The sandwich was delicious.

12

13

12

13.3

12.8

12.3

.500

.520

14.2%

11.4%

25.6%

2.7%

1.3%

"The good thing about being at home is that you can use your closer to help win games" over a picture of a sleeping tiger is the first in a series of Ned Yost-themed motivational posters.

13

14

14

15.0

15.9

15.8

.539

.519

29.0%

19.3%

48.3%

-2.8%

-16.3%

With last night's loss, neither of last season's World Series teams is over .500.

14

15

12

12.4

13.0

12.9

.498

.518

18.1%

20.9%

39.1%

-0.2%

-5.4%

“Scoring nine runs on eight hits is easy. Tell ‘em Wash.”

15

16

12

16.4

16.7

15.8

.530

.510

7.6%

16.2%

23.8%

2.1%

4.3%

Justin Moreau is hitting .357/.381/.643. The more you know.

16

14

14

14.7

14.2

14.5

.489

.509

8.1%

8.0%

16.1%

-2.5%

0.0%

Gordon Beckham, currently a .143/.217/.190 hitter, is batting second, presumably because he can handle a bat, by which I mean he’s seen one before.

17

12

14

12.6

12.2

11.5

.483

.503

8.8%

10.2%

19.0%

-2.6%

-8.0%

Last night Brett Cecil got both a hold and a loss which raises the questions, just what exactly was he holding and would he have pitched better if he’d put it down?

18

11

14

11.9

11.5

12.0

.483

.503

9.6%

14.4%

24.0%

5.2%

10.7%

Robinson Cano returned to New York to a standing ovation because people with $240 million have dreams too.

19

12

11

12.0

11.7

11.9

.483

.503

5.5%

5.5%

11.1%

0.7%

4.2%

“The Twins lead baseball in OBP and Phil Hughes is good but unlucky,” said Marty McFly when asked about baseball in 2014 after going back in time in Back to the Future 4: An extensive apology for Back to the Future Parts II and III.

20

12

14

14.7

14.8

14.6

.522

.502

12.9%

10.6%

23.5%

0.5%

-2.7%

Billy Hamilton homered which might mean baseball is broken.

21

12

12

11.4

9.6

9.4

.461

.481

6.8%

8.4%

15.2%

-0.5%

1.6%

Matt Wieters is hitting .338/.370/.554. Score one for 2009 PECOTA!

22

11

16

11.3

11.9

12.2

.459

.478

6.2%

7.4%

13.6%

-2.3%

-3.9%

The Indians have a pitcher named C.C. Lee who is not, repeat NOT, the illegitimate lovechild of CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee. He’s the illegitimate lovechild of CC Sabathia and Lee Elia.

23

12

14

14.6

14.7

15.2

.490

.470

1.3%

2.2%

3.5%

0.4%

-1.2%

The player with the highest OBP on the team with the second-highest OBP in the NL is Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Sowhatdoyamakea that?

24

15

11

13.6

10.7

11.3

.473

.453

5.5%

9.3%

14.9%

1.0%

3.1%

Eric Young has a .320 OBP this season and a .325 OBP in his career yet he has hit leadoff in 92 percent of the Mets games this season. Why is he in the leadoff spot? Is he stuck there? Does he need help?

25

13

13

11.4

10.6

11.4

.464

.444

6.7%

10.3%

17.0%

-2.2%

4.9%

The Phillies lost 6-1 but more importantly their last three relievers were Holland Manship Camp which is probably really a place.

26

10

16

12.1

10.6

11.6

.460

.440

4.1%

5.0%

9.1%

0.5%

-6.6%

The Pirates are last in baseball in doubles, but tied for eighth in homers. Shorten up your swings, boys! This is embarrassing!

27

13

15

10.7

10.3

11.3

.439

.419

1.4%

6.2%

7.6%

-4.7%

-9.7%

The Padres' attempt to score seven runs with only three baserunners failed. Back to the lab! We need more science!

28

8

17

10.9

10.4

10.2

.426

.406

0.5%

0.8%

1.4%

-0.7%

-1.4%

The Cubs almost won two straight, which would have matched their best win streak of the season. But they didn't. Stay Cubs, Cubs!

29

9

18

8.5

8.5

9.3

.373

.392

0.1%

0.3%

0.4%

-0.3%

-0.4%

I hope the Astros know it’s going to be tough to keep losing like this if they continue to accumulate first overall draft picks.

30

8

22

9.0

10.3

10.5

.398

.379

0.2%

0.7%

0.8%

-0.9%

-1.1%

The Diamondbacks left the tying and winning runs on base in the ninth inning which at this point really should count as a win for them.